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With a Boot Sale starting at 10.00am the main fayre is opened by local M.P. Richard Bacon at 1.00pm along with the crowning of the May Fayre Queen,Nicole Bartram and her Princesses Emily Logan & Sophie Seaman.

Arena events will go on throughout the afternoon with entertainment from the Dickleburgh School Children, Ned Potts Magic, Golden Sovereign Dance Display Team, Hip-hop Dance Team and the Fire Engine Display Group.

All sorts of stalls and challenges will be there with Donkey Rides, Classic Car Rides round the Village, Bouncy Castle, Assault Course, Climbing Wall, Swinging Chairs, Tombola, Bowling the Pig, Homemade Cakes, Coconut Shy, Tennis/Baseball Shoot, Happy Hippy Gear, Plants, Books, Treasure Hunt, Clairvoyant Readings, Face Painting, Hand made toys, Candy Floss, Fluffy Toys Stall, Fire Tenders and to keep everyone going, Burgers, Bangers & Bacon Rolls, Ice Cream, Tea, Coffee & Homemade Cakes, Real Ale and soft drinks in the Licensed Bar.

The Grand Draw for which tickets will be on sale throughout the afternoon, with a cash prize of £50 plus many other good prizes will take place at 4.30pm and in the evening at 8.00pm there is a disco by “Social Sound” in the Hall.

Watch video highlights of last years Dickleburgh May Fayre on YouTube

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO THE EAST ANGLIA AIR AMBULANCE

The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), representing the commercial interests of wind turbine developers like SLP and Enertrag, is supporting a “Wind Weekend” on 14th and 15th June 2008.  Turbines sites in this area, such as North Pickenham, Scroby Sands, Ness Point (Lowestoft) and Swaffham, as well as numerous others around the country are planning to be open to the public.  It is an ideal opportunity to find out more about wind turbines and how they might impact on your lives.

Those who have never visited, at close quarters, a wind turbine site can have no concept of their size or impact on the surrounding areas.  Without this experience, it is impossible to balance the effect on lives, against the actual benefits which these power stations provide (not necessarily the same as the benefits which the energy companies claim, before they are built). (more…)

These 2 documents give you an idea of the possible impact wind farms could have on Norfolk:

Wind Farm Map Part 1  (pdf format)

Wind Farm Map Part 2  (pdf format)

Kindly provided by The Campaign to Protect Rural England

Two Course Meal + Tea/Coffee £5.00 Home Cooked Food - Vegetarians Catered For    Village Centre Noon – 2.30pm contact Jan Logan Kathy Leeder 01379 741535 or 01379 741669

On 29 April the Old Reading Room was packed for a thoroughly interesting talk/slide show given by Patrick Marney, a specialist in the repair and restoration of barometers. Patrick, who lives in Dickleburgh, explained the basic mechanics of the barometer first and then led us through the history of this instrument.

It started in Florence in 1644, when an experiment by Torricelli showed the essentials for a functioning barometer (from baro = weight and metro = measure) to measure air pressure.  We saw first the stick barometers which used mercury which were then improved through Italian influence of glass blowing and the wheel barometers evolved – the ones we are most familiar with. This system hardly changed over the next 150 years except they became more elaborate with mirrors, clocks, thermometers and other decorations added. By 1850 the aneroid barometer was developed by Dent and Vidi. This did not use mercury any more but a diaphragm instead.

The first practical marine barometer was made for Captain James Cook for his second voyage in 1772-1775 by Edward Nairne. Over time more specific barometers were developed like the Storm Barometer (also known as the Admiral Fitzroy barometer) which was sited at ports and National Life Boat Stations for the use of seafarers. (more…)

At The Village Centre/Playing Field, Harvey Lane, Dickleburgh.
In Support Of: East Anglian Air Ambulance

At the final meeting of the organizing committee all arrangements the programme was confirmed as:

BOOT SALE:        10.00am to 4.30pm

OFFICIAL OPENING OF FAYRE    & CROWNING OF THE MAY QUEEN:    1.00 pm by Richard Bacon MP
STALLS & EVENTS:        1.00 pm to 4.30pm
GRAND DRAW        4.30pm
SHUTDOWN            5.30pm
DISCO BY SOCIAL SOUND        8.00pm

MAY QUEEN AND PRINCESSES:
QUEEN: Nicole Bartram, PRINCESSES: Emily Logan & Sophie Seaman

BOOT SALE: Advance bookings at £5.00 per plot and arrivals on the day at £10.00. Arrival can be made at 8.30am to prepare for formal opening at 10.00am.

THE ARENA PROGRAMME will include entertainment by magician Ned Potts, Dickleburgh School Children, Golden Sovereign Dance Display Team, Hip-hop Dance Team, and a display of Fire Fighting. Running up to the GRAND DRAW at 4.30pm.

ATTRACTIONS STANDS & STALLS:
Donkey Rides, Classic Car rides round the Village, Bouncy Castle, Assault Course, Tombola,
Bowling the Pig, Treasure Hunt, Clairvoyant Readings, Plants, Orchard Farm Toys, Face Painting, Candy Floss    , Coconut Shy, Bean Bags, Books, Homemade Cakes and others yet to be confirmed.
SUSTENANCE: Includes: Burgers, Bangers & Bacon Rolls, Ice Cream, Teas, Coffee & Homemade Cakes, Real Ale and soft drinks in the licensed bar.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ENQUIRIES CONTACT:
JAN LOGAN 01379 741535 OR BRIAN BAKER 01379 741944

With Stalls, Produce (Cakes. Jams Etc) And Raffle     Church Rooms 10.00 – 12  Noon